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do you realize that cuts defense at $21 billion? do you know what it does to non-defense? it increases it by $1 billion so they had better be careful. they may get what they wish for but i think the american people have indicated with dr. collins, senator hagel everyone recognizes that this is a mindless, mindless -- we have an economy as i mentioned my opening statement here that is remarkably vibrant not as we would like it to be but with just a little bit of help from a few republicans we could have this economy being the clinton era type economy. [inaudible] >> well i think that's fallacious reasoning here. we we are not shoving anything down. what we are doing is protecting the people so anyone that thinks that we are shutting down the government only needs to be logical. steve. >> i want to ask about -- [inaudible] >> do we are working on that. the obama principles as he would like to have high-speed rail so we are working on that. [inaudible] >> no, no, no, totally separate and apart. it's never been contemplated and as i might remind you there was already a commitm
do you realize that cuts defense at $21 billion? do you know what it does to non-defense? it increases it by $1 billion so they had better be careful. they may get what they wish for but i think the american people have indicated with dr. collins, senator hagel everyone recognizes that this is a mindless, mindless -- we have an economy as i mentioned my opening statement here that is remarkably vibrant not as we would like it to be but with just a little bit of help from a few republicans we...
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it's a limit on both the defense side and the non-defense side. but it's a limit. it's an attempt to control that which has been so difficult to control in this town, which is federal spending. now i should point out that even if we abide by the spending caps that are in the existing law -- so if we followed the law, we're still going to run a huge deficit. next year the deficit will be about $560 billion. that means next year, if we have the spending discipline of living within the law, we will still increase our total outstanding debt by more than $500 billion, and our debt as a percentage of our economy will rise to 76%. 76% debt to g.d.p. ratio is already -- our debt to g.d.p. ratio is already higher than it should be. it's already costing us economic growth in jobs. it's going to rise further, and that's assuming we stick to the spending cap. i should point out that the way we got to this point is just spending on auto pilot, just growing spending every year. i'll give you one example. since 2000, total federal spending has doubled. that's the scale of the inc
it's a limit on both the defense side and the non-defense side. but it's a limit. it's an attempt to control that which has been so difficult to control in this town, which is federal spending. now i should point out that even if we abide by the spending caps that are in the existing law -- so if we followed the law, we're still going to run a huge deficit. next year the deficit will be about $560 billion. that means next year, if we have the spending discipline of living within the law, we...
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most providing for mutual defense. my team in iraq was composed of nine nations military and civilian. a late-night discussion are guantÁnamo -- would come up time to time and asked to abu ghraib off into some of our closest allies refuse to send this detainees because of guantÁnamo and we are losing intelligence opportunities every time this happens. releasing any individual guantÁnamo detainee does not change our national security posture. for this soldier the fear-based arguments to keep the extension facility open is hard to understand. if brought to the u.s. for prosecution and incarceration or medical treatment of detainees opposed -- pose no threat to national security. the 86 men who have been cleared for transfer should be transferred. we must find lawful dispositions for all law of war detainees as we have done in every conflict. further, guantÁnamo places our soldiers and nation at risk. not only because it puts -- makes america look hypocritical as we promote the rule of law but because it makes the det
most providing for mutual defense. my team in iraq was composed of nine nations military and civilian. a late-night discussion are guantÁnamo -- would come up time to time and asked to abu ghraib off into some of our closest allies refuse to send this detainees because of guantÁnamo and we are losing intelligence opportunities every time this happens. releasing any individual guantÁnamo detainee does not change our national security posture. for this soldier the fear-based arguments to keep...
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and, you know, there was an honest to god defense -- difference of opinion between the two sides. you had to reconcile who was going to be right and whoches going to be wrong. at the same time you had independent pollsters who had had some screening questioning. questions designed to ascertain who is and who isn't likely to vote. for example, historically people how much interest do you have in the upcoming election. historically that's been a pretty good question to determine who isn't and is likely to vote. apparently in 2012, it didn't work. a lot of the traditional questions that had usually worked didn't work in 2012. and so you sort of had the fill philosophical difference what the electorate was. it was going -- you had legitimate people that didn't have a thumb on the scale in any dprix direction that were using traditionally reliability yardsticks that weren't right. and so you had some result that were, you know, all over the map. and we're now beginning to see a lot more sort of nontraditional polling. both the obama and the romney campaigns. yes, they were doing a cert
and, you know, there was an honest to god defense -- difference of opinion between the two sides. you had to reconcile who was going to be right and whoches going to be wrong. at the same time you had independent pollsters who had had some screening questioning. questions designed to ascertain who is and who isn't likely to vote. for example, historically people how much interest do you have in the upcoming election. historically that's been a pretty good question to determine who isn't and is...
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because we need to contract in defense. but the point is, and this gets to scott's point, is that has some level of economic impact. the reason they're laying folks off, of course, is the downturn, but also the department of defense because of furloughs and soon to be riffs, they're delaying the contracts. and so what used to take three months or six months is now taking a year to write a contract, and the industry's not going to pay for guys to stand around a year waiting for the department of -- small example that has long-term, interesting ripple effects in the economy which will depress it, that's the real fiscal impact, in my view, not just the raw dollars coming from the department of defense. it's how it affects the behavior of the agencies that then translates into how it affects the behavior of the folks who are supporting federal government activities. >> just there's a short-term impact to government spending which, i mean, if you look at cbo to, they say it's stimulative, good thing, and there's a long-term impa
because we need to contract in defense. but the point is, and this gets to scott's point, is that has some level of economic impact. the reason they're laying folks off, of course, is the downturn, but also the department of defense because of furloughs and soon to be riffs, they're delaying the contracts. and so what used to take three months or six months is now taking a year to write a contract, and the industry's not going to pay for guys to stand around a year waiting for the department of...
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i received information from the department of defense yesterday. guantanamo bay clause for fiscal ofr 2012 was millions dollars. for fiscal year 2013, estimated for hundred $54 million. . million. do the math. we're are spending $2.7 million per year for each a detainee held at guantanamo bay. what does it cost to put a prisoner and keep them in the safest and most secure prison in america? against $2.7r million. this would be fiscally irresponsible wearing ordinary economic times. it is even worse when the department of defense is struggling with the impacts of sequestration coming including the furloughs and cutbacks and training for troops. every day soldiers and sailors serving at guantanamo are doing a magnificent job under difficult circumstances. i went to the southern command in miami. i met with the man in charge with this responsibility. they are saddened with this assignment. they are doing what they are supposed to do. at great risk and i great separation from their family and personal challenges, they are excepting this assignment. the
i received information from the department of defense yesterday. guantanamo bay clause for fiscal ofr 2012 was millions dollars. for fiscal year 2013, estimated for hundred $54 million. . million. do the math. we're are spending $2.7 million per year for each a detainee held at guantanamo bay. what does it cost to put a prisoner and keep them in the safest and most secure prison in america? against $2.7r million. this would be fiscally irresponsible wearing ordinary economic times. it is even...
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and at noon eastern, the house continues work on the 2014 defense spending bill. president obama signed a transportation law last year that funds programs at more than $105 billion for two years. today the senate environment committee examines implementation of the law. witnesses include the new transportation secretary, anthony fox, live at 10:00 a.m. astern on c-span3. the congressional caucus on black men and boys holds its first hearing today on the status of black men in the u.s. co-chairs, washington, d.c., delegate eleanor holmes norton will hear testimony from witnesses, including knapp president kweisi mfume. live coverage at 3:00 p.m. astern on c-span3. >> interestingly, the korean war in a sense sort of helped unify h korean themselves in a way that was ot there before. when they came down, they turned again, and that sort of solidified, i think, their sort of sense of national cohesion and identity. but i think they miscalculated, because had he waited, it's very possible that the south probably would have -- it's possible that it would have disintegra
and at noon eastern, the house continues work on the 2014 defense spending bill. president obama signed a transportation law last year that funds programs at more than $105 billion for two years. today the senate environment committee examines implementation of the law. witnesses include the new transportation secretary, anthony fox, live at 10:00 a.m. astern on c-span3. the congressional caucus on black men and boys holds its first hearing today on the status of black men in the u.s....
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of non-defense spending. he indicated what the republicans always do. send this over bills, military structure in, va, defense, then they passed that and leave the rest of the world without any help. we are not going to do that this time. >> what would it come from eyes on? compromiseld it on? >> the caucus must follow the president. we know what is in his budget. we know it he would do if republicans stepped forward. we do not need a long discussion. we know as we learned in the debate yesterday. anything the president wants, even though their ideas were accepted, there against corporate tax reform. we have heard the mantra of the republicans for years saying -- he agreed to do it. i gave direct quotes from the republican leader here. now they suddenly oppose what they agreed to. we know that there has been a revenue component. the caucus is totally supportive. >> my senators have been involved publicly. skepticism?are the >> my senators have been involved publicly. larry summers is a long time friend. i thi
of non-defense spending. he indicated what the republicans always do. send this over bills, military structure in, va, defense, then they passed that and leave the rest of the world without any help. we are not going to do that this time. >> what would it come from eyes on? compromiseld it on? >> the caucus must follow the president. we know what is in his budget. we know it he would do if republicans stepped forward. we do not need a long discussion. we know as we learned in the...
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they called at this time national defense education act. it was all about america's defense. and what they said was, we will loan money to student loans across -- students across america to go to college. i think that their rationale was sound. if more americans went to college and got educated we would have the engineers and scientists we need to make this a strong nation from a defense point of view and from our economy point of view. so i thank the russians for launching sputnik and i thank the congress for creating the national defense education act because a kid from east stlooth st. louis, illinois, whose parents had eighth grade educations had a chance to go to college and he's standing here today in the united states senate. it was a good deal, too. the national defense education act said you don't have to pay it back until after you graduate, ten equal payments at 3% interest. i remember these because i was frightened to death in 1969 when i finished law school and added up all my student loans and they said to me you owe $8,500. i went home to my wife and i said we'
they called at this time national defense education act. it was all about america's defense. and what they said was, we will loan money to student loans across -- students across america to go to college. i think that their rationale was sound. if more americans went to college and got educated we would have the engineers and scientists we need to make this a strong nation from a defense point of view and from our economy point of view. so i thank the russians for launching sputnik and i thank...
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the 2010 quad revenue yell defense -- quadrennial defense review produced by the department of defense concluded that climate change will affect the military and its missions, in particular low lying naval institutions such as pearl harbor hickham that could leave parts of the base flooded requiring millions of dollars in costly upgrades. with the united states rebalancing to the asian pacific region, sustaining our naval capabilities will be increasingly important for hawaii and for our nation. i know that the senator from rhode island has concerns about his own state and i yield to him. mr. whitehouse: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: as the senator from hawaii said it's not just hawaii, it's not just rhode island actually, it is all of our states that will be affected. dr. lynen who testified at our e.p.w. hearing is from florida atlantic university and she highlighted 0-sensitive florida will be to climate change. in her testimony she said the caribbean florida region has shown sea surface temperatures increase about two degrees f
the 2010 quad revenue yell defense -- quadrennial defense review produced by the department of defense concluded that climate change will affect the military and its missions, in particular low lying naval institutions such as pearl harbor hickham that could leave parts of the base flooded requiring millions of dollars in costly upgrades. with the united states rebalancing to the asian pacific region, sustaining our naval capabilities will be increasingly important for hawaii and for our...
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now, the military as well as other state institutions has been on the defensive. this new alignment may not be any more stable or lasting. it is also important to say the current alliance with the secular opposition is anti- brotherhood. it is not anti-islamist. the party supported the removal of morsi and has exerted its influence in the new transition by vetoing the cabinet choices. my second point is that we should really reserve judgment. on the patht egypt towards democracy or not. on the positive side of the ledger, the military is not exerting control directly but has put civilians out front. they put in place a cabinet. addition to that, i would say another positive sign is that the new transition roadmap puts the rewriting of the constitution before the holding of new parliamentary and presidential elections and this a flaw in the first transition. the fact that they held this before the first time. they are dominating the process and is quitting others. on the negative side of the ledger, the way in which the democratic process was set aside on july 3 is
now, the military as well as other state institutions has been on the defensive. this new alignment may not be any more stable or lasting. it is also important to say the current alliance with the secular opposition is anti- brotherhood. it is not anti-islamist. the party supported the removal of morsi and has exerted its influence in the new transition by vetoing the cabinet choices. my second point is that we should really reserve judgment. on the patht egypt towards democracy or not. on the...
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they've stolen dozens of our defense systems. they have vast amounts of intellectual property they've stolen as well as the business records for many of our companies. the damage has been estimated in the trillions of dollars. any cooperation with the chinese military only weakens our own moral credibility and discourages our allies in the face of threats from communist chi demasm we should be drawing a clear distinction between us and the chinese military, not helping them train to become even more efficient. i call on my colleagues to vote for congressman stockman's terrific amendment and again making sure that we stand up and are counted when this is a threat to the freedom and stability of the world. the chair: i reserve the balance of our -- >> i reserve time -- mr. stockman: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? mr. visclosky: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. visclosky: this will block funds for any military exercise in which chinese pa
they've stolen dozens of our defense systems. they have vast amounts of intellectual property they've stolen as well as the business records for many of our companies. the damage has been estimated in the trillions of dollars. any cooperation with the chinese military only weakens our own moral credibility and discourages our allies in the face of threats from communist chi demasm we should be drawing a clear distinction between us and the chinese military, not helping them train to become even...
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john adams served as one of the defense lawyers. but today? process andue guantanamo is denied including the opportunity to confront your accusers, be presented with evidence against you, and have access to counsel. our threats are real. criminals and terrorists should be prosecuted and jailed. willnemies must know we bring them to justice no matter what. the people guided by principle we can doe of law, better than indefinite detention. or centuries, service members have and paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect the fundamental values that define our nation. we should always be faithful to those values especially when it is most challenging to do so. >> thank you, lieutenant. the last witness for the panel massimino, and adjunct professor and one of the leading human rights advocacy groups and they have been great partners with this subcommittee working on our human rights agenda. privatea litigator in practice and talked philosophy earning her jd from michigan, a master of arts and philosophy and phi beta kappa from trinity in san antonio.
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saw some house republicans particularly amidst the harder line tea party faction were even driving at defense spending to push it down or to restrain it. >> well, they are resisting the calls from their senate counterparts, republicans, who say we need to roll back the sequester cuts, especially as they relate to defense. john mccain is trying to make that case and is trying to work with john mccain and a senate of republican factions breaking from the leadership. that's not happened in the house and we'll see if they can make that happen in the fall. >> you've covered washington tore so many years. have you ever seen the approval rating for congress as low as it is now or government as paralyzed as it seems to be on such important key issues? >> seen a lot of government paralysis, but the 12% approval, 83 disapproval for congress is the lowest in the quarter century history of the nbc/"wall street journal" poll, and it's not good news for anybody really because democrats hold the senate, republicans hold the house. it's kind of a pox on all your houses. >> and nobody likes either of them at
saw some house republicans particularly amidst the harder line tea party faction were even driving at defense spending to push it down or to restrain it. >> well, they are resisting the calls from their senate counterparts, republicans, who say we need to roll back the sequester cuts, especially as they relate to defense. john mccain is trying to make that case and is trying to work with john mccain and a senate of republican factions breaking from the leadership. that's not happened in...
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by colleagues prosecutors and defense lawyers are patriots who love their country. we are in the mattair Étude performer duties with honor courage and commitment. i am here today doing my duty to talk to you about my clients at guantÁnamo bay. my client has now been detained by government for over 10 years. after five years of detention in 2008 he was charged with the material support for terrorism. in 2009 the military commission process halted the charges against him and were dismissed. a recent d.c. circuit court decision on don versus the united states help of material support for terrorism is now no longer a crime that he or anyone detained prior to 2006 can never be tried for in a military commission. i am not here today to ask for sympathy for the man i was ordered to represent but i would like to tell you a little bit about him. he is an afghan citizen with a third-grade education received in a pakistani refugee camp. his family went to bed after fleeing the russian invasion. he was roughly 22 years old when he was detained although he doesn't know his exa
by colleagues prosecutors and defense lawyers are patriots who love their country. we are in the mattair Étude performer duties with honor courage and commitment. i am here today doing my duty to talk to you about my clients at guantÁnamo bay. my client has now been detained by government for over 10 years. after five years of detention in 2008 he was charged with the material support for terrorism. in 2009 the military commission process halted the charges against him and were dismissed. a...
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the $512 million defense spending bill passed 315 / 100 highberger joining us now is the time. great to have you here. so i could say this did it how bad of an idea is it from this president's political standpoint? >> nnouncing the huge speech with the economy is a void of any ideas or principles or policies what the president wants to a variance of was was a speech in illinois and those that will support him no matter what your fox news poll reflects that, he has lost in the middle of the road people but he has also lost a good percentage of his base those that support the president the most, the president's plate game is alive and well and will not play well in 2013 andlou: are ye president chose to do this? that look most peculiar to see a president at the beginning of his second term looking like he was on the campaign trail to talk exactly that way. >> i am not surprised. the country elected a grass-roots organizer that is all he can do is give a really good speech. and you are right from the standpoint he is moving the based when you have cornell west saying al sharpton i
the $512 million defense spending bill passed 315 / 100 highberger joining us now is the time. great to have you here. so i could say this did it how bad of an idea is it from this president's political standpoint? >> nnouncing the huge speech with the economy is a void of any ideas or principles or policies what the president wants to a variance of was was a speech in illinois and those that will support him no matter what your fox news poll reflects that, he has lost in the middle of...
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reconstruction, plus the offices of the inspectors general from the department of state, the department of defense and of the u.s. agency for international development. in addition, my service as the fhfa inspector general demonstrates i have the skills, judgment and experience necessary to manage a large office of inspector general and in dependably oversee an agency with significant program responsibilities and financial resources. in this role, i've gained 80 appreciation for the critical mission of inspectors general within the federal government agencies as well as the importance of conducting vigorous an independent objective oversight. as fhfa's first inspector general, i was responsible for building an organization from the ground up and putting high during approximately 140 professionals. my office of oversight responsibilities for fannie mae and freddie mac, which have received approximately $187 billion to keep them solvent -- this is taxpayer money. from the outset of the office formation, by employing innovative strategies to maximize results, including collaborating with inspectors g
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for theaiting appointment of a leader at the defense apart -- defense department to do the same. you heard from senator feinstein about what is going on about the hundred strikes. this is something on which the president and congress have to work together. presidential leadership is essential. theress needs to trust commander in chief to make these decisions. >> thank you to our -- for our service to this country and thank you for reminding us what we are about in this country. the reference to john adams is one that stands out. before he was elected president, he was assigned to defend british soldiers who were accused of massacring british colonists. you have been a prosecutor in our prison justice system. you have been a defense counsel when it comes to military commissions. some in congress argue that we cannot trust our courts. if we give someone a miranda warning, they will clam up and not want to talk or cooperate. more than 500 accused terrorists have been successfully prosecuted in article 3 courts. what is your opinion of the proper place for these trials? the question
for theaiting appointment of a leader at the defense apart -- defense department to do the same. you heard from senator feinstein about what is going on about the hundred strikes. this is something on which the president and congress have to work together. presidential leadership is essential. theress needs to trust commander in chief to make these decisions. >> thank you to our -- for our service to this country and thank you for reminding us what we are about in this country. the...
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he going on the offense and putting them back on the defense. he is trying to -- a fight with republicans and it is the anniversary of the march on washington. >> right. >> so this historical and present day -- let's me go to glenn for a second. glenn, i want to bring you in on a point he makes for austerity on a test case for house republican policies. a lot of european countries follow the prescription that house republicans are calling for right now. in many cases their debt and their deficits have actually gone up. what do you make of that? >> it's been a long time. we haven't heard him talk like this. people like mike in his administration have been saying in a long time. it is clearly in terms of imper cal data to bolster the president's opinion. it is strong argument. you were talking earlier about how tough he was and how much he talked about urban america. i don't think he is dipping into that as deeply as he could. my question to the president and white house is when are you going to detroit? and he didn't even mention detroit in this
he going on the offense and putting them back on the defense. he is trying to -- a fight with republicans and it is the anniversary of the march on washington. >> right. >> so this historical and present day -- let's me go to glenn for a second. glenn, i want to bring you in on a point he makes for austerity on a test case for house republican policies. a lot of european countries follow the prescription that house republicans are calling for right now. in many cases their debt and...
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zimmerman case was, self defense. stand your ground, president obama, eric holder, al sharpton are trying to inject stand your ground into a case that had nothing to do withstand your ground because it is divisive. they're race merchants, they're doing the same thing. president obama friday talked about stand your ground. in no uncertain terms, had a lot of problems with that law. yet we talked about it yesterday briefly in 2004, he co-sponsored the illinois sb bill to bring stand your ground, to expand stand your ground in the state of illinois. how hypocritical can the man be to say on one hand, never mentioned he did this back in 2004 and thinks it is wrong, he said hey, stand your ground is wrong. >> what should we use scissors like janet napolitano said or let him finish? let him beat us? >> the interesting thing, we talked about this a couple weeks ago, the cdc government report, a comprehensive look at gun control after the sandy hook tragedy. they found that armed victims are less likely to be hurt in an attac
zimmerman case was, self defense. stand your ground, president obama, eric holder, al sharpton are trying to inject stand your ground into a case that had nothing to do withstand your ground because it is divisive. they're race merchants, they're doing the same thing. president obama friday talked about stand your ground. in no uncertain terms, had a lot of problems with that law. yet we talked about it yesterday briefly in 2004, he co-sponsored the illinois sb bill to bring stand your ground,...
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and as the president hits the road in his own defense. >>> secrets and lies and new fallout from an x-rated political scandal that has engulfed the biggest mayoral race in the country all because of one man. >>> family history about to continue for caroline kennedy said to be getting a big job representing the u.s. >>> prince george, the new baby has a name rooted in british history. while the young parents continue to break with old traditions. >>> and show of support. the story behind this. the most striking photo of the day. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. the news tonight isn't so much that americans are fed up with washington and disapprove of the job congress is doing. sadly that's pretty much a constant of late. but it is news that our discontent has set an all-time record. our new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows some numbers not seen in the history of polling. 83% of us now disapprove of congress. the president is riding a 45% approval. his lowest number notably since two summers ago. it perhaps fueled his trip to illinois and then missouri today. the places l
and as the president hits the road in his own defense. >>> secrets and lies and new fallout from an x-rated political scandal that has engulfed the biggest mayoral race in the country all because of one man. >>> family history about to continue for caroline kennedy said to be getting a big job representing the u.s. >>> prince george, the new baby has a name rooted in british history. while the young parents continue to break with old traditions. >>> and show...
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joining me now is criminal defense attorney. good morning and welcome to you, sema. she seems to be going over the same thing again. let's play another clip. >> for myself, he's guilty. because the evidence shows he's guilty. >> he's guilty of? >> killing trayvon martin. but we couldn't prove that intentionally he killed him. >> i know i went the right way because the law, the way it was followed is the way i went. but tpeultd have used my heart i probably would have went hung jury. >> so for some that's going to seem very contradictory. interpret what she's saying. do you agree there's a difference between what your heart wants and what the law tells you to do. >> i think there's no polygraph in that jury room so go with your heart. no one would have challenged her verdict. i don't understand why she chose, and i say chose, to interpret the law the way she has been doing. right now this interview that she's giving is just to essuage the public and the parents and justify this contradictory verdict, as you say. she makes very confounding statements, right? she says i
joining me now is criminal defense attorney. good morning and welcome to you, sema. she seems to be going over the same thing again. let's play another clip. >> for myself, he's guilty. because the evidence shows he's guilty. >> he's guilty of? >> killing trayvon martin. but we couldn't prove that intentionally he killed him. >> i know i went the right way because the law, the way it was followed is the way i went. but tpeultd have used my heart i probably would have...
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even though i thing everything ought to be on the table, particularly defense spending. but future debt comes from the into side of the budget that remains untouched and that's the explosion of programs like social security. but we -- there's been a lot of threats -- we were told that the sky was going to fall, and "washington post" did a story of looking at the 46 myth wes have heard, automatic actually materialized, and only 11 and one of the things that is interesting this week to talk about when we talk about sequestration -- which is a very small opt -- amount of money which mostly affected the growth of spending. it's kind of -- don't really know how it's going to play out because government agencies have the ability to -- we have heard that it was going to be devastating for defense contractors, and they were going to -- just announced their profit and they're up 10% in spite of sequestration. so i think there's just a lot of hand-waving, threatening people, and that it's not going to be -- again, we agree, not the best way to go about cutting spending or being fi
even though i thing everything ought to be on the table, particularly defense spending. but future debt comes from the into side of the budget that remains untouched and that's the explosion of programs like social security. but we -- there's been a lot of threats -- we were told that the sky was going to fall, and "washington post" did a story of looking at the 46 myth wes have heard, automatic actually materialized, and only 11 and one of the things that is interesting this week to...
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how damaging is that do you think to the defense? >> in terms of the actual charges that whitey bulger is facing, it's not that damaging. murder charges are going to be proved. there's overwhelming evidence. however, this case is unusual. it seems like the defense is more focused on stopping the prosecution from proving things that ruin his reputation like he's a rat or kills women or he's a pedophile and in that sense, that means a lot to the defense. in terms of whether he'll be convicted of murder, it probably won't make a difference. rick: what do you think of that point, the defense strategy here? could this be some kind of a preventative strategy before this guy goes to prison? >> definitely. i think they've had the conversation and bulger has told his attorneys, look. i'm going down. i know i'm going to prison but i at least need to be protected. i can't go to prison labelled a rat, labelled a pedophile. those are the worst things you can do. at this point, it's control so he can live the rest of his life out in peace. rick: t
how damaging is that do you think to the defense? >> in terms of the actual charges that whitey bulger is facing, it's not that damaging. murder charges are going to be proved. there's overwhelming evidence. however, this case is unusual. it seems like the defense is more focused on stopping the prosecution from proving things that ruin his reputation like he's a rat or kills women or he's a pedophile and in that sense, that means a lot to the defense. in terms of whether he'll be...
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. >> all of the bipartisan votes support for an amendment in the house this week is part of the defense appropriations bill. are you working on a similar proposal with democrats and republicans in the senate? >> i'm definitely working with democrats and republicans to overall this program dramatically. there's a number of discussions already. senators on both sides of the aisle and the discussions certainly have accelerated since that extraordinary house vote. we have already a quarter of the united states senator on record saying they are interested in pursuing, certainly, the issue that are central to the debate. that's the reason we insisted on finally getting answers. the answer to your question is yes, you'll see a strong and bipartisan effort in the senate to pick up on the work of the house and to fix a problem that i think intrude on the privacy and liberty of millions of law-abiding americans. >>> you watch all of of senator wyden's remarks. >> the first lady reflect the united states about what women are supposed to be today. are we suppose to be mom -- supposed to be first me
. >> all of the bipartisan votes support for an amendment in the house this week is part of the defense appropriations bill. are you working on a similar proposal with democrats and republicans in the senate? >> i'm definitely working with democrats and republicans to overall this program dramatically. there's a number of discussions already. senators on both sides of the aisle and the discussions certainly have accelerated since that extraordinary house vote. we have already a...
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after setting up a legal defense fund at the end of last week, after hiring a phalanx of high-powered lawyers, after hiring a high-level crisis pr guy, the embattled governor of virginia today for the first time apologized. apologized for making the state a laughingstock. said he was paying back some of the cash. which he says were loans. that said, the catering bill at his daughter's wedding, $10,000 for the other daughter's wedding, $6,500 rolex watch for the governor, $10,000 suede jacket for the governor's wife. the bergman new york shopping trip and all the rest for the wife, he's keeping all that. some of the cash he says he has now paid back and also for the first time he has said he is sorry. so far, at least, he says he is no resigning. now, if governor mcdonnell performed official actions like, say, setting up meetings with this company with state officials in exchange for all the cash and loot he took from the company, today's apology is not going to stop a federal grand jury from indicting bob mcdonnell and not stop him from going to federal prison in the charges are prove
after setting up a legal defense fund at the end of last week, after hiring a phalanx of high-powered lawyers, after hiring a high-level crisis pr guy, the embattled governor of virginia today for the first time apologized. apologized for making the state a laughingstock. said he was paying back some of the cash. which he says were loans. that said, the catering bill at his daughter's wedding, $10,000 for the other daughter's wedding, $6,500 rolex watch for the governor, $10,000 suede jacket...
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geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin' pirate. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. honestly, i feel like i nailed that. thto fight chronic. osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, you will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase these in children, teens, and you
geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin' pirate. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or...
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and later, justice scalia predicted that the supreme court striking down of the defense of marriage act would end up making same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. and in a "last word" exclusive we'll interview a man whose federal case is the first step in making that prediction actually come true. and you'll hear about the tragic urgency to making his marriage legal in ohio. his husband may only have a few weeks to live. that's coming up. i want to make things more secure. [ whirring ] [ dog barks ] i want to treat more dogs. ♪ our business needs more cases. [ male announcer ] where do you want to take your business? i need help selling art. [ male announcer ] from broadband to web hosting to mobile apps, small business solutions from at&t have the security you need to get you there. call us. we can show you how at&t solutions can help you do what you do... even better. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. but hu
and later, justice scalia predicted that the supreme court striking down of the defense of marriage act would end up making same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. and in a "last word" exclusive we'll interview a man whose federal case is the first step in making that prediction actually come true. and you'll hear about the tragic urgency to making his marriage legal in ohio. his husband may only have a few weeks to live. that's coming up. i want to make things more secure. [...
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the best defense against all of these forces, global competition, economic polarizati polarization, is the strength of the community. we need a new push to rebuild run-down neighborhoods. we need new partnerships with some of the hardest-hit towns in america to get them back on their feet. and because no one who works full time in america should have to live in poverty, i'm going to keep making the case that we need to raise the minimum wage because it's lower right now than it was when ronald reagan took office. it's time for the minimum wage to go up. [ applause ] we're not a people who allow chance of birth to decide life's biggest winners or losers. after years in which we've seen how easy it can be for any of us to fall on hard times, folks in gaelsburg, folks in the quad cities, you know they're good people who work hard. sometimes they get a bad break. plant leaves, somebody gets sick, somebody loses a home. we've seen it in our family and friends and neighbors. we've seen it happen. that means we cannot turn our back when bad breaks hit any of our fellow citizens. so good jobs,
the best defense against all of these forces, global competition, economic polarizati polarization, is the strength of the community. we need a new push to rebuild run-down neighborhoods. we need new partnerships with some of the hardest-hit towns in america to get them back on their feet. and because no one who works full time in america should have to live in poverty, i'm going to keep making the case that we need to raise the minimum wage because it's lower right now than it was when ronald...
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. >> and we have just learned that the amendment to the defense authorization bill proposed by republican congressman justin amash of michigan that would have essentially defunded the nsa and its surveillance program. programs that snowden had revealed, it just failed to pass the house of representatives, 217 to 205. shepard? >> shepard: jennifer griffin at the pentagon tonight. the former football great accused of murder returned to court today as we track multiple new developments in his case. prosecutors say the former new england patriots tight end aaron hernandez gunned down a friend of his last month. he has already pleaded not guilty. and just minutes before today's court appearance, the patriot's coach bill belichick made his first public comments on this case. he expressed sympathy for the family of the man who died. and belichick talked about the moment he first heard about it all. >> i and other members of the organization were shocked and disappointed in what we had learned. having someone in your organization that's involved in a murder investigation is a terrible thing. >> s
. >> and we have just learned that the amendment to the defense authorization bill proposed by republican congressman justin amash of michigan that would have essentially defunded the nsa and its surveillance program. programs that snowden had revealed, it just failed to pass the house of representatives, 217 to 205. shepard? >> shepard: jennifer griffin at the pentagon tonight. the former football great accused of murder returned to court today as we track multiple new developments...
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. >> reporter: on wednesday, prosecutors of manning's defense team will argue over what is an appropriate sentence. the judge will decide whether to let the charges run concurrently or string them out. she will have to come up with a specific number, the time and the years, that manning will serve. chris lawrence, cnn, four ft. meade, maryland. >>> about four minutes after the hour, they have been locked in a battle for months now with congress set to head home for recess, president obama said it's time to strike a deal. speaking in chattanooga, the president is he they can reach a grand bargain to fix the federal budget. >> here's the bottom line, i'm wering to work with republicans on reforming our corporate tax code, as long as we use the money from transferring from a simple tax system for creating middle class jobs. that's the deal. >> not so fast. house speaker john boehner rejected the proposal saying it will hurt small businesses and families. if it seems to you that this budget fight is more of the same in washington, you're not wrong. it doesn't seem like much is getting done th
. >> reporter: on wednesday, prosecutors of manning's defense team will argue over what is an appropriate sentence. the judge will decide whether to let the charges run concurrently or string them out. she will have to come up with a specific number, the time and the years, that manning will serve. chris lawrence, cnn, four ft. meade, maryland. >>> about four minutes after the hour, they have been locked in a battle for months now with congress set to head home for recess,...
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absorbing four years of defense budgeted cut. how is it going? >> what i would say is, first, obviously the demand has gone down quite a bit since 2010. the peek was 2010 because we were engaged significantly in iraq and just beginning the surge in afghanistan. so that was probably one of the higher point of numbers of people deployed for 2008 might be a little bit higher. '08, '09, '10 were the three highest year. that was the highest stress we had on the army specifically. sin we were carrying the largest burden of both of these wars. but a couple of things i would say as i look back at this, then i look forward. what is all-volunteer army perform super belie. there's stress on the force and pushing tsa. there's tbi, yes, there's some problem with families. but as we have gone back historically to what we county have an all-volunteer army. the problems are not much different. so i think the volunteer army has held up. i think that we have to make sure that our worry is we can't forget that we have these issues. in other words, we're okay now. t
absorbing four years of defense budgeted cut. how is it going? >> what i would say is, first, obviously the demand has gone down quite a bit since 2010. the peek was 2010 because we were engaged significantly in iraq and just beginning the surge in afghanistan. so that was probably one of the higher point of numbers of people deployed for 2008 might be a little bit higher. '08, '09, '10 were the three highest year. that was the highest stress we had on the army specifically. sin we were...
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it established the defense environmental restoration program for d.o.d. to carry out these responsibilities. that program is funded by the bill under consideration today. it directed d.o.d. to clean up former defense sites, conveyed to third parties prior to 1986. these sites are eligible for federal funding, even though there were no specific authorities enabling their cleanup at the time they were decommissioned and conveyed. nevertheless, d.o.d. contends that the 1974 law and the 1982 deed that tracks it prohibits the use of federal funds to decontaminate the 400-acre parcel on culebra and that these provisions were not superseded by certificatea. interpretation, -- sera. after this interpretation, this is the only site in the nation that d.o.d. contain tends it is barred by -- contends it is barred by statute from decontaminating. this make noes sense. the 1974 act and the 1982 deed may have been consistent with federal policy at that time, since there was no legal framework in place that would have enaged the federal government to pay for the -- enab
it established the defense environmental restoration program for d.o.d. to carry out these responsibilities. that program is funded by the bill under consideration today. it directed d.o.d. to clean up former defense sites, conveyed to third parties prior to 1986. these sites are eligible for federal funding, even though there were no specific authorities enabling their cleanup at the time they were decommissioned and conveyed. nevertheless, d.o.d. contends that the 1974 law and the 1982 deed...
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has developed significantly over the last few years, that there are vast areas of good cooperation, defense sector, in counterterrorism and a number of other areas. it's a strong relationship. i think the frustration we are all hearing from the business committee and others is that this relationship is not nearly achieving its potential precisely because of the policies that you identify. and that's a message we conveyed to our indian government counterparts last week, both from ourselves but also from the american business community. and the american business community that is interested in india that wants india to succeed and wants to invest there. our hope is that through these dialogues and including the trade policy forum, other high level dialogues, including at the vice president will be going there, i believe next week, and will be conveying similar messages, that we can help the indian government move towards addressing some of these concerns. we've seen some movement, even this week. we know there is more u.s. pork sent to a central american country of 7.7 million population comp
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a back lash, could cost the republicans majority in the house, which is after all the last line of defense against the president, and could materially undercut the ability of the republicans in the senate to have the majority in 2014 which they have a decent chance to do. >> roy blunt said something similar on another channel today. your thoughts. >> let me make three points. number one, obama care isn't working, in the words of its lead author, max bach us, it is a train wreck. he had to unilaterally delay the employer mandate until after the next election because it is not working and democrats are scared of electoral responsibility. number two, if we want to stop this train wreck from hitting hard working american families, the time to do so is now. what the administration desperately wants is to get to january, get exchange in place and subsidies in place, and they eliminated any eligibility test, they want people hooked on obama care so it can never be unwound. if we're going to repeal it, we've got to do so now or it will remain with us forever. but number three, most importantly, we
a back lash, could cost the republicans majority in the house, which is after all the last line of defense against the president, and could materially undercut the ability of the republicans in the senate to have the majority in 2014 which they have a decent chance to do. >> roy blunt said something similar on another channel today. your thoughts. >> let me make three points. number one, obama care isn't working, in the words of its lead author, max bach us, it is a train wreck. he...
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. >> doc, steph was mentioning defense. we have seen big strength there. northrop grumman up nearly 3%. >> maybe we can get another sequester going so they can set new 52-week highs again into next year. look at the performance out of the defense stocks. you have northrop grumman and oc. they blew out the numbers and then they guide significantly higher. same thing with general dynamics. same thing with lockheed martin. you look across the board, you can throw boeing in there as far as derivative plays. i think every one of them is hitting 52-week highs today. as far as sequester and what it meant, these guys are knocking it out of the park even with sequester. >> facebook sure to be one of tonight's most closely watched earnings reports. porter bibb joins us on set with what you should be looking for. what are you going to be looking for? >> i'm looking for a decline in advertising revenue and not much else. he's going to be talking a little bit about graph which is their killer advertising metrics provider that they haven't really capitalized on yet. >>
. >> doc, steph was mentioning defense. we have seen big strength there. northrop grumman up nearly 3%. >> maybe we can get another sequester going so they can set new 52-week highs again into next year. look at the performance out of the defense stocks. you have northrop grumman and oc. they blew out the numbers and then they guide significantly higher. same thing with general dynamics. same thing with lockheed martin. you look across the board, you can throw boeing in there as far...
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wrong part of the budget, even though i think that everything ought to be on the table, particularly defense spending. but our future dead comes on the other side of the budget and remains untouched and puts programs on on a paper like asial security and medicaid a way to protect poor people. threatss been a lot of that we were told that the sky "the washington post" did a story a few weeks ago looking at all the 46 steps that we have heard, how many materialized and only 11 and one of the things that is particularly interesting to doug about when we talk about in frustration, which by the way is amount of money that affects the growth of spending. we don't really know how it will play out because government agencies have the ability -- for instance, we heard that it would be devastating for defense they would lose $800 billion for lockheed martin alone. they just announced their profit and they are up 10% in spite of sequestration. so i think there is a way of handling training people and -- handling threatening people and we agree that it is not the best way to go about cutting spending or
wrong part of the budget, even though i think that everything ought to be on the table, particularly defense spending. but our future dead comes on the other side of the budget and remains untouched and puts programs on on a paper like asial security and medicaid a way to protect poor people. threatss been a lot of that we were told that the sky "the washington post" did a story a few weeks ago looking at all the 46 steps that we have heard, how many materialized and only 11 and one...
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joining us phillip snyder former prosecutor and john a former defense attorney. tell me whether or not they were informants both of these guys, why is that so critical, why is that being raised the way that it is? >> well the, james, jay carney's showing that steve rifle man phlegmy is lying and if he is lying about that what else is he lying about? contending that james bulger was not a informant or connected to the fbi whatsoever. discrediting him, prior inconsistent statements goes to his credibility and that is something the defense will use in the closing argument. rick: there is a history between those two guys and fbi, former corrupt agent, connelly, who is serving a 40-year sentence. this whole sort of side story, phillip. i wonder how much is a distract shin for the prosecution? >> it's a big distraction. in most cases you have their witnesses that are reputed as criminals that are testifying for the prosecution. however in this case the problem is that you have a reputed fbi agent who is serving 40 years in prison and that is going to be a big focus of
joining us phillip snyder former prosecutor and john a former defense attorney. tell me whether or not they were informants both of these guys, why is that so critical, why is that being raised the way that it is? >> well the, james, jay carney's showing that steve rifle man phlegmy is lying and if he is lying about that what else is he lying about? contending that james bulger was not a informant or connected to the fbi whatsoever. discrediting him, prior inconsistent statements goes to...
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there's cheryl, the president director council of the naacp, legal defense and educational fund. barbara who is executive director and president of the lawyers committee, the civil rights under law. which by the way is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year having been founded by president kennedy in response to violence against those who sought to register voters in the past. tom, who is president of the mexican american legal defense and educational fund, bringing more lawsuits in the area of voting rights than almost any other latino organization and particularly focused in texas right now. laura, who represents the american civil liberties union, washington national office, who reminded all of us about the important work that the aclu is doing, bringing over 300 voting rights cases currently. ere's rosalyn brock, chairperson of the naacp, the nation's oldest and largest civil human rights organization. there are state lenl slators, 'm sorry, there's margaret fung. we have state legislators from texas, from alabama, from georgia, from florida. this is really a broad and di
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what is the defense looking for? jury nullification to say they're all terrible that the prosecution the government got in bed with these terrible people all to put away whitey bulger. well, was it worth it. >> when do you expect the defense to start making its case? >> i think the defense will actually begin, charlie, if not the end of this week certainly next week. today, the finish of flemmi which is going to push him right onto the witness stand -- mark my words. >> yes, i will. >> all right. we're going to talk it. would be rewards and inducements to flemmi. he got to keep something like $3 million worth of real estate even though he goes into the penitentiary, and we're going to learn what kind of penitentiary he's in in federal security and i bet it's a bit cushy. >> thank you, rikki. >>> only on "cbs this morning," the police officer who released pictures of dzhokhar tsarnaev. >>> up next the team known for tagging live sharks. they're getting ready for what they call the greatest white shark expedition in hi
what is the defense looking for? jury nullification to say they're all terrible that the prosecution the government got in bed with these terrible people all to put away whitey bulger. well, was it worth it. >> when do you expect the defense to start making its case? >> i think the defense will actually begin, charlie, if not the end of this week certainly next week. today, the finish of flemmi which is going to push him right onto the witness stand -- mark my words. >> yes, i...
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speaker, yesterday the house passed important legislation, the defense appropriations bill. this bill prohibits furloughs on employees serving our department of defense in fiscal year 2014. these employees are now in their third week of furloughs. this week we heard from undersecretary of defense comptroller bob hale about the adverse impacts which are expected to worsen if furloughs continue. his message made clear the harm furloughs have already had on our force readiness. mr. wittman: he echo what had i am hearing from my constituents who i talk to on a daily basis. these people are dispointed and frustrated they cannot support the war fighter and are fearful of an unknown future. while it may be too late for the 11 days of furlough through september, congress has the opportunity, and i believe the obligation, to get this important provision, prohibiting furloughs, signed into law as soon as possible. and i urge the senate to join the house in passing this important measure. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the b
speaker, yesterday the house passed important legislation, the defense appropriations bill. this bill prohibits furloughs on employees serving our department of defense in fiscal year 2014. these employees are now in their third week of furloughs. this week we heard from undersecretary of defense comptroller bob hale about the adverse impacts which are expected to worsen if furloughs continue. his message made clear the harm furloughs have already had on our force readiness. mr. wittman: he...
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she spoke in his defense this time. how valuable is that, do you think? >> well, it is about as valuable as he is going to get. you know, that was -- maybe you can call it a hail mary but you can also call it -- perhaps at the end of the day secret weapon. i think that may be harder to see. she is somebody who is, you know, if you -- google her name, you probably find notoriously private in most of the articles written about her because that is historically true. she is -- classic behind-the-scenes woman to one of the most powerful and well-known politicians in the world. that's hillary clinton. having said that, she also is known and -- i know her a little bit but know people who know her very well as incredibly smart and incredibly savvy. i think that people who are looking at this and saying pooh huma, that's understandable and goodness knows that there should be a lot of sympathy for her. but she also -- she's -- knows what she is doing. she made a decision and wanted her husband to be mayor. she wanted to back him doing that. she's all in. when this
she spoke in his defense this time. how valuable is that, do you think? >> well, it is about as valuable as he is going to get. you know, that was -- maybe you can call it a hail mary but you can also call it -- perhaps at the end of the day secret weapon. i think that may be harder to see. she is somebody who is, you know, if you -- google her name, you probably find notoriously private in most of the articles written about her because that is historically true. she is -- classic...
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with the defense department dealing with the attack in the context of, quote: work place violence, manning said via skype the public should make its own assessment. >> the government has tried to deny that this is an act of terrorism. i think -- i hope that if people hear the words from hasan's own mouth that they the understand this was an act of terrorism. >> only document bearing a date october 18th, 2012. he writes, quote: i nadal malik hasan am compelled to renounce any allegiances that require me to support, defend any man made constitution like the constitution of the united states over the commandments mandated in islam. i, therefore, formally renounce my oath of office, this includes my oath of u.s. citizenship. in another handwritten document, he states, quote: if i have made any mistakes, i ask for forgiveness and understanding. on his relationship with the radical cleric, with whom he exchanged emails before the massacre, hasan writes, quote: he was my teacher, mentor, and friend. i hold him in high esteem. may almighty allah accept his martyrdom. >> clearly saying he is a home
with the defense department dealing with the attack in the context of, quote: work place violence, manning said via skype the public should make its own assessment. >> the government has tried to deny that this is an act of terrorism. i think -- i hope that if people hear the words from hasan's own mouth that they the understand this was an act of terrorism. >> only document bearing a date october 18th, 2012. he writes, quote: i nadal malik hasan am compelled to renounce any...
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the army judge will spend weeks hearing from defense and prosecution witnesses. the government is expected to provide a classified assessment of the damage created by manning's disclosures. they are also expected to see the lawyer for bradley manning continue to portray his client as a patriot who followed his conscience. expressing gratitude to his legal team and supporters. our next caller in taylor, michigan, on the democrats line. hi, don. caller: hello. tank you for c-span. -- thank you for c-span. gave anom line is they oath to the constitution, nobody else. all he did was show e-mails. thousands of people are reading them. biden said something about them. the thing is, you have to think about our forefathers. weren't they all whistleblowers on the british government? they knew the wrongs of those british government, so that is why they wrote the constitution. give their oath to the constitution, not to an administration or a corporation. manning to me, they are heroes. bush, clinton, obama -- they all lied, they all said they were going to do one thing. lo
the army judge will spend weeks hearing from defense and prosecution witnesses. the government is expected to provide a classified assessment of the damage created by manning's disclosures. they are also expected to see the lawyer for bradley manning continue to portray his client as a patriot who followed his conscience. expressing gratitude to his legal team and supporters. our next caller in taylor, michigan, on the democrats line. hi, don. caller: hello. tank you for c-span. -- thank you...
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dealing with the self-defense that lines up people who want to not do right can use to avoid prosecution. but one thing we have to concede is that we're not getting killed with a fist. we're getting killed with guns in the wrong hands and bullets, and you have to ask yourself where are all these coming from. so the justice working group and the congressional black caucus, we're hearing all of that, is going to to the hard questions -- ask the hard questions, produce legislation and also soon the resources -- seek the resources. because there's nothing wrong with asking, as bobby has said, let children be our priority from the federal level that deals with education and summer jobs. and i will leave to the experts about how the gangs are moving around, whether it's turf, whether it's drugs or whether it's one gang against another. but we do know seem are dying. and i think we need to leave here with the burden of the members who put together an omnibus, an emergency plan and funding. and i can tell you that no one up here is a wallflower. and that this will be heard next week loudly and c
dealing with the self-defense that lines up people who want to not do right can use to avoid prosecution. but one thing we have to concede is that we're not getting killed with a fist. we're getting killed with guns in the wrong hands and bullets, and you have to ask yourself where are all these coming from. so the justice working group and the congressional black caucus, we're hearing all of that, is going to to the hard questions -- ask the hard questions, produce legislation and also soon...
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let me bring in our criminal defense attorney, darren kavinoky. so the probable cause hearing didn't happen. continuance happened. what does that mean? >> so a probable cause hearing, it's like a mini trial. but it takes place just in front of the judge. there's no jury there. but live witnesses come in and testify and are subject to cross-examination. and the judge ultimately decides whether or not there's enough evidence to allow the case to go forward. it's a safeguard in the system. it's one of the most important events outside of a jury trial. but -- >> that didn't happen. >> it did not happen. instead we've got a continuance. what that likely means is that the prosecution, instead of going forward to that preliminary hearing, that probz he probable cause hearing, they'll take their case to a grand jury that's going to decide after listening to witnesses whether the case can go forward. what that means is that aaron hernandez and his defense team may never get a chance to cross examine those people until they're doing it live in realtime at a
let me bring in our criminal defense attorney, darren kavinoky. so the probable cause hearing didn't happen. continuance happened. what does that mean? >> so a probable cause hearing, it's like a mini trial. but it takes place just in front of the judge. there's no jury there. but live witnesses come in and testify and are subject to cross-examination. and the judge ultimately decides whether or not there's enough evidence to allow the case to go forward. it's a safeguard in the system....
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we are bound by treaty to come to the defense of turkey. their border with syria is putting them in a difficult position. they have hundreds of thousands of refugees on their border. the kurdish issue has been exacerbated. is defending towards civil war. one of importance we got from the iraq war was bringing a significant amount of iraqi oil online, which has given us the ability to put sanctions on iran. if that supply of oil is threatened because of spillover because of civil war in syria, that will have consequences to the united states. if we sit back and do nothing, there is a vacuum in the region right in the heart of the arab world. we still have interests there. people will step in and fill that vacuum, including the jihadis. i would turn it back on the collar and say, if you are theerned about jihadis and growth of al qaeda, what is your plan for stopping them? doing nothing is not going to do it. host: a caller on our democratic line. yourr: i appreciate opinion, i just believe, being the uncle of teed up soldiers faced soldiers
we are bound by treaty to come to the defense of turkey. their border with syria is putting them in a difficult position. they have hundreds of thousands of refugees on their border. the kurdish issue has been exacerbated. is defending towards civil war. one of importance we got from the iraq war was bringing a significant amount of iraqi oil online, which has given us the ability to put sanctions on iran. if that supply of oil is threatened because of spillover because of civil war in syria,...